Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-12
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
An Epitons Of ths Principal Events Now
Attracting Public Interest

cldlly uecldIcu iiiouho.
Gov. Hill, of New York, has signed
the bill abolishing stoves from railway
trains.
BY the burning of the steamer Cham
plain off Charlevoix, Mich, twenty
lives were lost.
One man was killed and many peo-
pie injured by railroad collision at
Havre de Grace, Md.
An explosion in mine at Wilkes
barre, Pa, killed four men and injured
three others, probably fatally.
During squall on Lake Erie the
steam barge II. Walter capsized, and
twelve people on board were drowned.
A coronado blew down twenty-five
buildings in Grand Forks, ID. T., killed
four people and injured fourteen
] others.
At North Industry, Ohio, Conrad
Doll, carpenter, quarreled with his
wife and killed her and a stepson with
a Ratchet.
| A collision between two trains be-
tween Melbourne and Brighton caused
the telescoping of the cars, the death
of five persons and the injury OF over
fifty.
At Philadelphia Dr. Carver, the
malksman, suffered severe injury to
his eyes by the explosion of cartridge.
If inflammation sets in the result will
be total loss of sight.
Carnegie, Phipps & Co., of Pitts
burg, granted the terms of the coke.
strikers because continuance of the
strike would have entailed an expense
of nearly 100000.
A collision occurred between two
trains at Potsdam, Germany. One car
was burned. The bodies of three per-
sons killed, two women and one man,
were taken from the wreck. Several
others were injured.
Over 400 Chinese laundry employees
at New York struck for higher wages :
ironers wantd "a a day instead of So,
and washers wanted 50 so instead of
| -. the bosses of the laundries ac-
cepted the terms through sheer me-
cessity.
The east bound California express on
the Southern Pacific Railroad was rob-
bed near Flrtonia. 1t is estimated the
robbers got $4,000 in money besides
much valuable jewelry. The robbers
escaped and are believed to be now in
Mexico.
Two carloads of shelled corn recently
pass through Nogales, w. r., which
were labeled: "For Topolobampo
Rush through" This will be aid fol
those suffering colonists who wen
} south expecting to find an Ell dorado
The corn came from the East.
1t has been proved beyond doub
that the steamer Sir John Lawrenc,
was lost i'll the recent cyclone off til,
coast of Hindoostan. The steame
carried 73O passengers, and it is be
: lieved all were lost. The largest par
of the passengers were native leader
+ en- route to the Juggernaut in Orissa
: to celebrate the Juggernaut festival.
d Mrs. Henry Miller. wife Of rancho
e near Ukiah, Cal, left her baby il
S charge of two Of her children, the old
g est being five years and the younge
: three. In her absence the children
S laid the baby on the floor, and Will
one held it tie other took a can OF Goa
d oil and poured oil down the child
y throat, and ON the mothers re
r turn the child was found in dyin
n condition from strangulation, Twins
e only short time afterwards.
|, A prize fight took place between tw
RI women at the Abbey in Sussex, nea
+ London. The contestants were Mrs
Christmas and Mrs. Noonan, aid tn
l. battle appears to have been Tough
:. with greater vigor and determination OF
}. the part OF the former than are usuall
d exhibited by latter day opponents Q
IS the fistic art. Mrs. Christmas won tn
G fight and Ellen Noonan died in tn
1t ring from the injuries inflicted by he
J. adversary. The victor was jailed.
n Fire broke out in the Gould & Curr
c mine at Virginia City, Nevada, i'm
h prisoning Edward Jeffrey, Martin IRE
gallis, John Kennedy, P. Eddy, Chas
3 Dougherty, Richard Bennett, W
: James, II. T. Carah, w. Williams
"a James Trenbath, ]. C. Morgan, w. c
l. va PSiieSi, hildICW DedH anu ma
~ whose name had not been ascertaineC
h At latest accounts every effort possi
10 BILE was being made to rescue the up
d fortunate miners but with little hon
n OF success. The origin of the fire is
! mystery.
IS Rev. Charles Stowe, Beecher
nephew, has been chosen by Plymout
- Church as Beecher's successor. Stow
~ is 50 years of age. In early life he ra
l. away and served before the mast O
n the old Black Ball line of Liverpot
+ packets. He worked up to the pos
:" ton OF first mate and then quit. H
d" gaduated at Harvard, entered the mir
~ Istry and first settled at st. Jane
=. Episcopal church at Bennington, V
- Later he became a Congregationalis
~ and is now located at Hartford, Com
lie is son of Harriet Beecher Stowe
Later particulars show that the re
cent ferry accident at Paks, on tn
q Danube river, was much worse than a
I first reported. The boat was fearful
e overloaded, having 400 passengers OF
i board. 1t is stated that the boatmej
were intoxicated. The panic on th
boaG was fearful. The Able Scent
y talfszpies, pilgrim, jumped overboar
" and swami ashore with child. but die
C an hour later from rupture of bloo